Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool School of Art & Design

Learning Methods

Lecture

Off Site

Seminar

Tutorial

Module Offerings

4111HA-SEP-MTP

Aims

To introduce students to the range and diversity of areas of the discipline of art history. To introduce students to some of the themes of universal concern to artists from all eras. To familiarise students with the necessary skills for investigating art history.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Interpret and understand the range and diversity of concerns for artists and historians within art history.
2.
Be able to locate, select, organise, interpret, and evaluate art-historical material
3.
Demonstrate critical engagement in written and verbal presentation

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
The History of Art History; Iconography; Style and Connoisseurship; The Social History of Art; Gender; Race; Materials; Formalism; Art Criticism; Globalisation; Money; Death; Illness; Sex; Workspaces; The Optical.
Module Overview:
This module will introduce students to the range and diversity of areas of the discipline of art history and to some of the themes of universal concern to artists from all eras.
Additional Information:
This module introduces students to the range of themes which are of universal significance to artists. These universal themes are understood as providing ‘frameworks’ within which artists from all periods work.

Assessments

Reflection

Artefacts